Weekend reads

The Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions at The University of Chicago, who has taught there since 1978, way before most of us were born, knows more than a thing or two about India and her culture.

Once famous as Kitty, the cutesy detective’s aide in teleserial ‘Karamchand’, this is actress-writer Susmita Mukherjee’s debut as a novelist.

India is cultural conundrum for Western world since centuries. After colonial rule it becomes more complex because western intellectuals tried to understand it from their own perspective.

Shikha Jain listens in as Deepika Padukone, Aditi Mittal and other pioneering women share their tales…

When Hillary and Tenzing hugged each other at the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, it was a dream fulfilled — but, says Deborah Baker, the ‘Englishness’ of it was lost.

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Among the beloved divinities, Hanuman’s appeal cuts across all age groups. Children are huge fans of his strength, his bravery and derring-do.

“It’s impossible to sit by a street and sketch anywhere in Mumbai,” says Mumbai-based line-drawing artist Vaidehi Goradia. “It’s important for an artist to interact in public space with people and tackle issues that are social in nature

Recent political developments across large parts of the world have made it clear that liberalism is in crisis and India is not an exception.

Eclectic. Electrifying. Edgy. Experimental. Say,  Ranveer Singh, and pop comes to mind — ‘unusual and crazily…